Clarissa's Utility Function Is U(r, Z) = Z + 160r

Clarissa's utility function is U(r, z) = z + 160r - r², where r is the number of rose plants she has in her garden and z is the number of zinnias. She has 250 square feet to allocate to roses and zinnias. Roses each take up 4 square feet and zinnias each take up 1 square foot. She gets the plants for free from a generous friend. If she acquires another 100 square feet of land for her garden and her utility function remains unchanged, she will plant

A) 100 more zinnias and no more roses.
B) 25 more roses and no more zinnias.
C) max(1, min(99, zdem + 100) ) more zinnias and some more roses.
D) 20 more roses and 20 more zinnias.
E) None of the above.

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